Sanskrit quote nr. 443 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानाद्यदि वा ज्ञानात् कृत्वा कर्म विगर्हितम् ।
तस्माद् विमुक्तिमन्विच्छन् द्वितीयं न समाचरेत् ॥ajñānādyadi vā jñānāt kṛtvā karma vigarhitam |
tasmād vimuktimanvicchan dvitīyaṃ na samācaret ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Ajnanat (ajñānāt, अज्ञानात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान): defined in 12 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vigarhita (विगर्हित): defined in 2 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Vimukti (विमुक्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvitiyam (dvitīyam, द्वितीयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvitiya (dvitīya, द्वितीय): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “ajñānādyadi vā jñānāt kṛtvā karma vigarhitam”
- ajñānād -
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ajñānāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñānāt -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vigarhitam -
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vigarhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vigarhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vigarhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tasmād vimuktimanvicchan dvitīyaṃ na samācaret”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- vimuktim -
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vimukti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anvi -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- icchan -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- dvitīyam -
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dvitīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 443 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.